Dragon fruit, or Pitaya as it is originally named, is a funny fruit. Honestly, if I was wandering around and found one of these bad boys hanging off a cactus, I would not go up to it and cut it open and start chomping away. Now that it's not near a cactus and doesn't actually have sharp spikes on it, I'm willing to eat it. Although, now that I know it's edible and tastes pretty good I would go back to wandering in the night and take that fruit.
It is an interesting fruit for sure. On the outside it looks like no other fruit I've seen before.
On the inside though it reminds me of a kiwi. To me, it smells and tastes more like a kiwi than anything else, the texture is close to a kiwi, but I would say the texture is in between a watermelon and a kiwi. You've got the kind of slippery feel of the kiwi and the juiciness of a watermelon, and all in this one amazing fruit!
I wish I had a recipe for you to try out with this dragon of a fruit, but valentine's day weekend has been a non-stop weekend it seems. I also have to apologize that I do not have any valentine's day recipes for you either. Next year for sure!
For now, go out and buy yourself a dragon fruit. They come in a few different sizes and colours and the different coloured ones have a different flavour to them. If you come across a Pitaya Agria, or Sour Dragon Fruit, buy it. Apparently it has loads of flavour, alot more than the one I bought. That's what I will be looking for next!
Enjoy!
2 comments:
Goes great with Raspberry Sorbet as a dessert, or in a fruit smoothie. Careful not to eat too much.....umm...natural laxative in larger quantities, I recommend a half per serving.
Haha yeah. I am actually working on a recipe using dragon fruit. Looking forward to it =D
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